University of South Dakota Athletics

Two-time All-American offensive lineman on the University of South Dakota football team, Tom Compton ('11) was inducted into the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
 
Named the 2011 Great West Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year, Compton was a four-year starter for the Yotes from 2008-11. The two-time First Team All-Great West Conference performer made 42 starts on the line, including the program's signature win over Minnesota in 2010.
 
He was also selected to play in the 2012 East-West Shrine Bowl game following his senior season and was a sixth-round draft pick by the Washington Redskins in 2012, being the first Coyote to be drafted since 1990. He went on to play in 124 NFL games spanning an 11-year NFL career and earning 44 starts.
 
Compton and his wife, Tiffany, reside in Richmond, Virginia, with their two children, Tatum and Theo.

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